A vessel defining a variable interior volume has a wall with a first and second wall portion, and a flexure zone parallel to a longitudinal axis. In a volumetrically reduced configuration, the wall portions are brought together by flexing of the flexure zone. A fixing element attached to the wall releasably maintains the wall in the reduced configuration by maintaining proximity of the wall portions. A spray bottle system includes a housing forming a receptacle for receiving a soft refill liquid container and having at least one opening representing a reduction in material of the housing. A spray head includes an operable trigger for causing dispensation of liquid from the container. A pivoting junction connects the housing to the spray head permitting flexing of the spray head.
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1. A vessel comprising:
a closed wall having open opposing ends, the closed wall surrounding a variable interior volume defined within the closed wall between the open opposing ends, the closed wall having a first wall portion, a second wall portion, and a flexure zone connecting the first wall portion and the second wall portion, the closed wall having a volumetrically expanded configuration and a volumetrically reduced configuration in which the first wall portion and the second wall portion of the closed wall are brought together relative to the expanded configuration by flexing of the flexure zone;
a flexible fluid impermeable pouch at least partially within the variable interior volume of the closed wall, the flexible fluid impermeable pouch having an internal reservoir space for containing a liquid, the internal reservoir space having a relatively greater volume when the closed wall is in the expanded configuration and a relatively lesser volume when the closed wall is in the reduced configuration; and
a spray head connected to the flexible fluid impermeable pouch and having an operable trigger that upon actuation causes dispensation of liquid from the internal reservoir space of the flexible fluid impermeable pouch;
wherein the spray head is movable in both the expanded and reduced configuration of the closed wall to at least one deployed position outside of the variable interior volume of the closed wall by expansion of the flexible fluid impermeable pouch, and the spray head is movable to at least one stowed position at least partially within the variable interior volume of the closed wall by at least partial collapse of the flexible fluid impermeable pouch.
2. The vessel of
3. The vessel of
4. The vessel of
5. The vessel of
6. The vessel of
a first flexible crease that defines the flexure zone connecting the first wall portion and the second wall portion, and a second flexible crease parallel to the first flexible crease connecting the second wall portion to a neighboring wall portion of the closed wall;
wherein the closed wall assumes a partially coiled configuration by folding of the first flexible crease bringing the first wall portion and second wall portion together forming a flap, and folding the second flexible crease bringing together the second wall portion and the neighboring wall portion such that the flap overlaps the neighboring wall portion.
7. The vessel of
8. The vessel of
9. The vessel of
10. The vessel of
the flexible fluid impermeable pouch has an upper end connected to the spray head and a base opposite the upper end; and
the second end of the tube is attached to the base of the flexible fluid impermeable pouch to maintain fluid connection of the tube with the liquid in the internal reservoir space of the flexible fluid impermeable pouch.
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This patent application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/663,051, filed on Jun. 22, 2012, and entitled “Spray Bottle Apparatuses and Associated Accessories.” The above-referenced provisional patent application is incorporated herein in entirety by this reference.
This disclosure relates generally to janitorial-related products and services, and more particularly to vessels having volumetrically reduced and expanded configurations, and spray bottle systems having hinging spray heads.
Conventional spray bottles for cleaning and other dispensation purposes typically have rigid bodies that are inflexible and bulky in use and represent needless material wastes. Many are not designed for refilling and reuse. Thus, bulky rigid plastic containers tend to be discarded after the use of cleaning solutions and other commercially available liquids that are distributed in amounts as small as 6 ounces. The material wastes in the current cleaning solution economy ultimately take up space in waste disposal trucks which make many trips to landfills where one-time use containers take up space for many years.
Where refill provisions are made by manufacturers, the provisions typically amount to super-sized rigid-body containers used to refill conventional hand-held spray bottles, in which case it is unclear whether one large container is beneficial over many small containers when full environmental impact is considered.
Even when the disposal of currently available spray bottles is set aside as a concern, rigid-body spray bottles with rigidly fixed spray heads are difficult to use in tight spaces such as refrigerators, cabinets, and other spaces in homes and businesses where cleaning is needed. Difficulty particularly arises as the liquid contained in a typical spray bottle is almost depleted, in which case dispensation can typically only continue with the entire bottle and spray head assembly held in a true vertical orientation, despite whether such orientation directs any dispensed solution as needed currently by a user. In such a scenario, it is all too likely that a spray bottle will be discarded containing a significant amount of solution. Thus, the environmental impacts of disposal of both the container and remaining liquid contained are heightened by the inflexible liquid product packaging examples currently on store shelves.
This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Descriptions. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it to be construed as limiting the scope of the claimed subject matter.
According to at least one embodiment, a vessel includes a wall surrounding a longitudinal axis and defines a variable interior volume. The wall has a first wall portion, a second wall portion, and a flexure zone parallel to the longitudinal axis between the first wall portion and the second wall portion. The wall has a volumetrically expanded configuration and a volumetrically reduced configuration in which the first wall portion and the second portion are brought together relative to the expanded configuration by flexing of the flexure zone. At least one fixing element is attached to the wall and is able to releasably maintain the wall in the reduced configuration by releasably maintaining proximity of at least two portions of the wall.
The vessel may contain a soluble product within the interior volume in a concentrated form. The soluble product may be prescribed for use in a diluted form by addition of a solvent to approximately fill the interior volume in the expanded configuration. In at least one example, and area of indicia hidden from view in the reduced configuration is exposed for view in the expanded configuration.
In at least one example, the flexure zone includes a crease around which the first wall portion and second wall portion are folded toward each other in the reduced configuration relative to the expanded configuration. The first wall portion and the second wall portion may form a flap releasably maintained as overlapping a neighboring portion of the wall by the fixing element. The fixing element may include a dry adhesive. In at least one example, the flap and an overlapped neighboring portion of the wall form a Z-fold in the reduced configuration. The wall may assume a coiled configuration in the reduced configuration, with at least one portion circumferentially overlapping another portion.
In at least one example, a flexible fluid impermeable pouch at least partially within the interior volume of the wall has an internal reservoir space for containing a liquid. A spray head connected to the pouch has an operable trigger, the actuation of which causes dispensation of liquid from the internal reservoir space. A tube may be included as having a first end connected to the spray head and a second end attached to the base of the pouch to maintain fluid connection of the tube with the liquid in the internal reservoir space. A flange may be connected to the pouch, the flange having a first opening for filling the internal reservoir space and a second opening connecting the tube. A removable or breakable closure may be attached to the flange sealing the first opening and second opening.
According to at least one embodiment, a spray bottle system includes a major housing, a flexible fluid impermeable soft refill container, a spray head, and a pivoting junction connecting the major housing to the spray head permitting flexing of the spray head relative to the major housing. The major housing defines a receptacle for receiving a soft refill container. The major housing has at least one opening representing a reduction in material of the major housing. The flexible fluid impermeable soft refill container defines an internal reservoir space for containing a liquid. The spray head is configured for fluid connection to the internal reservoir space of the soft refill container. The spray head includes an operable trigger for causing dispensation of liquid from the internal reservoir space.
In at least one example, the major housing includes a skeletal cage defining the receptacle and a skeletal gate hingedly attached to the skeletal cage for capturing the soft refill container within the receptacle upon closure of the skeletal gate.
In at least one example, the flexible fluid impermeable soft refill liquid container includes a flange having a first opening for filling of the internal reservoir space and a second opening for dispensation of liquid from the internal reservoir space. The tube has a first end connected to the flange in fluid connection with the second opening, and a second end extending into the internal reservoir space. Upon connection of the spray head to the flange and actuation of the operable trigger, liquid from the internal reservoir space is drawn through the tube and dispensed from the spray head. A removable or breakable closure may be attached to the flange sealing the first opening and second opening.
In at least one example, the pivoting junction includes a lock-and-release dial permitting manual locking and pivoting of the spray head about the pivoting junction. The lock-and-release dial may operate through a slipping mechanism that prevents manual over-tightening of the dial. In at least one example, the major housing includes a lower annular base and a circumferential wall above the base, the pivoting junction includes a shoulder connecting an upper margin of the circumferential wall to a lower margin of an upper neck to which the spray head is connected, and the shoulder, according to the opening representing a reduction in material, only partially materially encircles the upper portion of the circumferential wall.
The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purposes of illustration, there is shown in the drawings exemplary embodiments; however, the presently disclosed invention is not limited to the specific methods and instrumentalities disclosed.
While the disclosure of the technology herein is presented with sufficient details to enable one skilled in this art to practice the invention, it is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosed technology. The inventor(s) contemplate that future technologies may facilitate additional embodiments of the presently disclosed subject matter as claimed herein. Moreover, although the term “step” may be used herein to connote different aspects of methods employed, the term should not be interpreted as implying any particular order among or between various steps herein disclosed unless and except when the order of individual steps is explicitly described.
A vessel 100 according to at least one embodiment is represented in a reduced configuration in
It should be noted that a closed wall 102 peripherally surrounding a longitudinal axis 104 to form a cylindrical vessel 100 according to these descriptions need not assume a circular cylindrical form. A cylindrical form can have planar, polygonal, arcuate, and semicircular portions, drawing on an understanding of a cylindrical form according to movement parallel to a linear axis of a closed trace around the linear axis, where the closed trace can have any combination of linear segments and arcuate curves.
The exterior wall 102 includes at least two flexible fold lines, creases 106 and 108, or other flexure zones parallel to the longitudinal axis. As shown in
The wall 102 in the reduced configuration of
As shown in
In at least one embodiment according to these descriptions, the vessel 100 defines a product container having a product in relatively high concentration as provided in the reduced form (
Because the volume of a circular cylinder varies by the square of the radius, considerable volume expansion can be provided by transitioning the vessel 100 from the reduced form (
Indicia 116 including text and/or graphics may be included along the wall 102 as represented in
The vessel 100 in various embodiments includes various closure and sealing structures at the longitudinal ends for forming a closed, closeable, or partially closed vessel 100 with the wall 102. For example, an expandable diaphragm may be attached to each longitudinal end to form closures that vary to accommodate the reduced (
A particular containment vessel 200 shown in
The internal reservoir space 142 can be filled or refilled by removing the spray head 202 from the neck of the spray bottle and filling the internal reservoir through the neck 208 of the container housing. The spray head 202 is mounted to the neck, for example, by a threaded collar or other releasable sealing structure. A cap, frangible seal, or other reusable closure or one-time breakable closure may be provided at the top of the neck 208 to seal the pouch 206, for example to store contained liquid when spraying capability is not needed. Such a closure may be preferred, for example, when the reduced form (
A particular containment and dispensation vessel 300 shown in
A particular containment and dispensation vessel 400 shown in
A spray bottle body 500 is shown in
The gate 510 includes a clip 512 that retains the gate in a closed configuration once the clip snaps into engagement with the cage 506. The clip 512 is subsequently manually releasable by a user applying appropriate force to disengage the cage and open the gate 510 for replacement of the soft refill container 502. A hand-held spray head 514 (
In the illustrated embodiment, the hand-held spray head 514 is pivotally attached to the skeletal housing 504 by a pivoting junction 524 to permit selectable orientation of the spray head 514. A lock-and-release dial 526 permits manual locking and pivoting of the spray head 514 about the pivoting junction 524. In one example, the lock-and-release dial 526 operates through a slipping mechanism that prevents manual over-tightening of the dial.
Various embodiments described herein represent individually and cumulatively “green” solutions for satisfying ecological responsibilities toward the environment by providing reusable spray bottle bodies and recyclable soft refill containers, by allowing options for consumers and other users to mix or dilute chemicals from concentrates, and by controlling waste. Soft refill containers can be provided by many manufacturers cooperating to offer standardized sealing structures and refill sizes so that a minimum number of standardized spray bottle components are used. For example, a user may purchase a single spray head, skeletal spray bottle body, or other standardized spray tool according to one or more embodiments described herein for use with multiple chemical products from multiple manufacturers. Skeletal and collapsible designs use minimal construction materials such as plastic.
In
The pivoting junction 606 is sufficiently strong to bear the weight of the housing 604 when expanded and filled with liquid. A draw tube 614 establishes fluid connection from the interior of the housing 604 to the junction 606. A fluid channel transits the junction 606, even as the junction rotates, and establishes further connection from the draw tube 614 to the neck 602 such that, upon mounting of a dispensation device such as the spray head 612, fluid connection from the housing 604 to the mounted dispensation device is established. A releasable snap or threaded engagement connects a dispensation device such as the spray head 612 to the neck 602.
The housing 604 may be sufficiently rigid to define a free standing structure when in the expanded configuration (
As shown in
In
A mechanical pump mechanism 716 (
Various embodiments of fluid connectors are illustrated with the pouch 726 in
A liquid containment vessel 800 that can be attached (
The body 804 (
A liquid containment vessel 900 that can be attached (
The mounting flange 910 of
In
As shown in
Fluid connection with liquid resources in the body 1004 is provided to the spray head 1010 vertically from a lower portion of the body 1004 through the siphon tube 1026 to the pivotal hinge 1014, horizontally through the pivotal hinge via the horizontal section of the siphon tube 1026 and horizontal segment of the channel 1024, and to the spray head 1010 via the channel 1024 along the interior of the neck 1022 in any rotational disposition of the neck and spray head relative to the body, similarly as in the example shown in
An alternative embodiment of a pivotal hinge 1100 is shown in
An upper tube 1114 extending into the neck provides fluid communication between the pivotal hinge 1100 and a dispensation element such as a spray head. At the pivotal hinge 1100, the upper tube 1114 engages a neck-fixed first fitting 1116 retained by the neck at the brace 1112. The first fitting 1116 includes a right-angle bend and a horizontal section that terminates in an annular flange disposed generally in a vertical plane. A lower tube 1120 within the body 1102 provides fluid communication between the pivotal hinge 1100 and a lower portion of the body 1102 to make contact with liquid within the body. The upper end of the lower tube 1120 engages a body-fixed second fitting 1122 retained by the body at the protrusion 1104. The second fitting 1122 includes a right-angle bend and a horizontal section that terminates in an annular flange disposed generally in a vertical plane. The annular flanges of the first fitting 1116 and second fitting 1122 contact each other establishing a fluid seal in any rotational position of the neck 1110 relative to the body 1102. The fittings engage in male-female relation pivotally attaching the neck 1110 to the body.
In
In both embodiments (
In
The operable trigger 1212 (
The internal hollowed and/or channeled features of
While the embodiments have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments of the various figures, it is to be understood that other similar embodiments may be used or modifications and additions may be made to the described embodiments for performing the same function without deviating therefrom. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should not be limited to any single embodiment, but rather should be construed in breadth and scope in accordance with the appended claims.
Forrest, Paul Bradley, Perelli, Thomas, Fyke, Tyler W., McNelis, Bryan
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